AUSTIN ST JOHN & WALTER JONES 💪 Why We Left Power Rangers...we tell the story together⁣ | promo

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[@Sam-zu5mr]

Unfortunately you fell victim to the show itself. Just like Doctor Who- the people playing the central characters can be replaced. With Doctor Who, it's a simple regeneration. With Power Rangers, its passing on the powers. When you produce a show where anyone can play a central character- you (as an individual actor)- become less valuable to the company making the show. Main example: you left in the 1990's and yet the success of Power Rangers with all its seasons has continued 20+ years later from when you left. Unfortunately you are not of a singular commodity. Amy, Jason and David knew this. Hense why they stayed. The show made you famous, you did not make the show famous. In fact to begin with, it was Jason David Frank that pulled the viewers into the franchise and kept them there. His appearance as the green ranger and then white ranger catapulted that show to another level. If anyone was a star of that snow- it was JDF. What a LEGEND and yet humbled by it. RIP💙

[@LeviathanCham83rs]

​@@Sam-zu5mrTell your boss this. Maybe we can negotiate to decrease your salary. I'm sure they can operate the next twenty years without you.

[@Sam-zu5mr]

@@LeviathanCham83rs I work for myself though, I'm self employed. Gonna be hard for me to decrease my own salary. Definitely wont be able to run a business without me...I'd be unemployed. My businesses requires ME to keep it running. I'm my own boss.

[@LeviathanCham83rs]

@@Sam-zu5mr Me too. Although I offer my contractor services to shops and stores as well. It's much easier than running the business myself. I worked as an installer at a carpet outlet on and off for years. Some customers even asked for me by name. I moved my residency closer to the shop to make my commute more convenient and work full time. The owner, Mario, was great to work for. He's very easy to get along with. Mario is a great guy. Without any warning whatsoever, Mario sold the business. A new owner, a self-proclaimed veteran, took over the business and cut corners. I was informed just minutes before I was to leave the shop to go install carpet in someone's house. I was already loaded up and ready to go to work. I just needed some supplies (tack strips and maybe seam tape) which were always provided by Mario. The supplies are there at the shop. I just have to ask for them. The new owner told me I have to buy my own supplies from now on. I thought he was joking. He said he's not buying my supplies and that no other carpet store provides supplies. That costs roughly forty dollars a day. That is a LOT of money for me. He condescended me and said he's basically changing the standard operating procedure for his benefit and to the detriment of the workforce. He said if I dont like it, I'm replaceable. I threw the paperwork at him and called him a bunch of slurs that would get me banned here if I repeat them. I QUIT right before I was supposed to do the job. I pulled the carpet off my van and threw it on the floor of the loading dock. I said to find someone else to do it. I continued to call him names as I drove away. He lost four other installers that I know of. Some quit, some were fired. The remaining installers show him respect because he was in the military. His new sign even reads "VETERAN OWNED" in bold letters. I thought Marines were supposed to be humble. A real marine doesn't go flaunting his status or rank for profit. My Grandfather was a Marine and I wasn't told until he was dead and I was in my twenties. Marines came to his funeral in uniform. I was told my grandfather fought in a war and they didnt even specify which one. I don't care what military the new owner or anyone served in. That was your choice. I dont owe you jack shxt. He doesn't deserve any respect at all. Serving in the military does not give you the right to be domineering and treat employees and contractors with disrespect. He ruined my Christmas. Ruined my daughter's Christmas. Ruined my life. I'm evicted from my apartment. My daughter could've had a good Christmas had Mario continued to operate the place. The guy is my age, maybe a year older. I'm forty. He is bald, overweight, has carpal tunnel, and a bad spine. Luckily, I dont have those problems. I'm in shape. I thought Marines were supposed to be fit.

[@LeviathanCham83rs]

"Ditto."- Patrick Swayze I'm a contractor, but I also offer my services to small stores because it's easier than running the entire business. I worked as an installer at a carpet outlet on and off for years. Some customers even asked for me by name. I moved my residency closer to the shop to make my commute more convenient and work full time. The owner, Mario, was great to work for. He's very easy to get along with. Mario is a great guy. Without any warning whatsoever, Mario sold the business. A new owner, a self-proclaimed veteran, took over the business and cut corners. I was informed just minutes before I was to leave the shop to go install carpet in someone's house. I was already loaded up and ready to go to work. I just needed some supplies (tack strips and maybe seam tape) which were always provided by Mario. The supplies are there at the shop. I just have to ask for them. The new owner told me I have to buy my own supplies from now on. I thought he was joking. He said he's not buying my supplies and that no other carpet store provides supplies. That costs roughly forty dollars a day. That is a LOT of money for me. He condescended me and said he's basically changing the standard operating procedure for his benefit and to the detriment of the workforce. He said if I dont like it, I'm replaceable. I threw the paperwork at him and called him a bunch of slurs that would get me banned here if I repeat them. I QUIT right before I was supposed to do the job. I pulled the carpet off my van and threw it on the floor of the loading dock. I said to find someone else to do it. I continued to call him names as I drove away. He lost four other installers that I know of. Some quit, some were fired. The remaining installers show him respect because he was in the military. His new sign even reads "VETERAN OWNED" in bold letters. I thought Marines were supposed to be humble. A real marine doesn't go flaunting his status or rank for profit. He doesn't deserve any respect at all. Serving in the military does not give you the right to be domineering and treat employees and contractors with disrespect. He ruined my Christmas. Ruined my daughter's Christmas. Ruined my life. I'm evicted from my apartment. My daughter could've had a good Christmas had Mario continued to operate the place. The guy is my age, maybe a year older. I'm forty-one. He is bald, overweight, has carpal tunnel, and a bad spine. Luckily, I dont have those problems. I'm in shape. I thought Marines were supposed to be fit.

[@adoboflash]

wow! Zack looks exactly the same! WOW!

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

Black don't crack.

[@joester4life]

It's all about that hip hop karate he does.

[@princealbertz]

Zack also starred in a Nickelodeon show in 1996 called Space Cases

[@pr0l0gue]

Right? I can’t believe he’s 53

[@peterpreacheth5364]

blak don't crak..amen

[@AirshipOverWater]

The real enemy in all of this is Saban. The original 6 Rangers made the show into something monumental -- to the point that 30 years later, people are still talking about it. Saban knew if he lost all 6 of you at once, he'd have to conform to your demands and pay you reasonably, or he'd lose EVERYTHING. Instead, he took advantage of kids/young adults, splintered the group, and broke up the greatest Ranger team of all time. There's a reason so much of the lore being recreated today (like the Boom Comics) revolve around the original MMPR team. Kids like myself at the time wanted to see Jason, Tommy, Zack, Billy, Kimberly and Trini stay together. Sure, I grew to love some of the replacements over time -- but the 3 of you being forced out was my first crack in the fandom. I remember seeing the movie with some kids from school who all loved the show, and...it just didn't feel right that Jason, Zack and Trini didn't get to be on the big screen. By the time Turbo came around, I had completely checked out, despite still being in their target audience range. Over time, Power Rangers has evolved into something of a revolving door. Saban made his money on the toys and year after year, took advantage of young actors trying to catch a break. Despite all the money he made, he never really treated the actors how they deserved to be treated.

[@Moiraiway]

if he lost all 6, he'd still replace all of them. mightve took a little longer but wasnt impossible. you saw how quick the 3 got replaced. the guy from VR troopers was supposed to replace tommy anyways, all saban had to do was call back the other people that auditioned before them

[@AirshipOverWater]

@@Moiraiway I’d argue if all 6 went at once, Power Rangers as we know it wouldn’t exist today. Keeping Billy, Kim, and Tommy in particular is what kept original fans onboard while younger fans grew into the show. By the time Tommy left in Turbo, the “revolving door” system was established and PR as a brand was solid enough to exist on a certain level, but nothing as close to the success MMPR did If all 6 went at once, I think it’s safe to say the show would’ve died off all together after a couple seasons, and we likely wouldn’t have gotten a second movie.

[@zeokingsilver]

I agree @@AirshipOverWater

[@zeokingsilver]

@@Moiraiway But doing all of them could have backfired like in turbo when they replaced 4 of them fans hated it I don't think replacing all of the 6 would have sat well with fans

[@legalmexican122]

No I think if he lost all 6 they would have just done super sentai's thing n just moved onto the "next" season

[@OnyxTiger]

Walter Jones drank the elixir of youth.

[@marcelo2169]

Black don't crack

[@halfgod]

Most black people look younger

[@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s]

Right?!

[@Static1583]

Black don’t crack

[@yaboysix]

My boy just BLACK, that’s that melanin baby!

[@Nediablo]

Austin grew up to be a strong, papa bear. Walter seemingly hasn’t aged. At all. Black (Ranger) don’t crack indeed!

[@Filmation77]

and Walter is 53!! he still looks 17!

[@Nediablo]

@@Filmation77 I'm in my thirties. I look it 🤣 he looks at least 10 years younger than me!

[@jonc2914]

Austin grew up to be a scammer who fraudulently took tax payer dollars

[@EnvidicusGaming]

Austin grew up to be a money laundering felon

[@megabolt5898]

It hurts not seeing Thuy Trang be a part of this video with them... 😔

[@Beltzer0072]

I just met Walter on Saturday and told him she was my first crush I had when I was a kid and asked what she was like in real life. He told me she was as sweet and as nice as you saw on screen. That and he would play with her hair sometimes to mess with her until she'd turn around lol! I really wish I could have met her just once.

[@rrtsduf]

​@Beltzer0072 i wish she didn't die like that. Her story and struggle is unreal.

[@piercebertrand9067]

Power Rangers was different but Aisha rocky and Adam held their own

[@parkerbeard6170]

I was very sad when Austin, Walter and Thuy left the show. I was very young at the time. It's ridiculous how they were treated and ripped off for all their hard work.

[@thechad7643]

And and Thuy were missed. You really were. The show tried, but it was never the same. But it was good to see Austin return a few times, I wish Walter could have as well. Once and always a ranger, Once and always a hero to the kid that lives inside me and, thirty years later, still looks up to all of you.

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

32-year-old me agrees wholeheartedly! 😊

[@TheBrianycpht]

When it came out what had happened, my dad explained to 9 year old me about unions and the importance of being paid fairly. No one realized how poorly the actors had been paid until then

[@jjohnson4013]

Yes that sucks

[@A_child_of_the_3_and_1-np8tm]

And now thanks to Godzilla Minus One. Earth can learn from Japan

[@mattm7798]

While personally, I think Unions have done as much harm as they've done good, I agree if they had stuck together and went to the producers and said "We, all of us together, are a key part of this massive success and feel we should be compensated for that. We aren't the same unknown actors we were when we signed. Nor is the MMPR the same unknown brand it was when we signed." They weren't being greedy, but expecting to be paid for the success they helped create. Having to replace the entire team would have been too high a risk for the producers to take, so they def would have caved on some of the terms.

[@TheBrianycpht]

@@mattm7798 The original goal was for all 6 to insist on going union, but going by what both Austin and JDF have said over the years, JDF was more focused on just keeping his job and got the other 2 to negotiate a side deal for a modest increase and the show staying nonunion. From JDF’s perspective, he had just been brought back to the show after he was pulled as the lead from VR Troopers and had a young family to support. He didn’t want to rock a he boat. Amy and David may have had similar anxieties. JDF being the only one with a wife and kid definitely did Ultimately, they probably would’ve succeeded if they stuck together, but they also may have seen how they just change out the show yearly in Japan and it stayed successful and just didn’t want to risk it

[@mattm7798]

Hmmm, interesting, didn't know that. The bottom line for people working...know your individual and collective worth to your boss and act accordingly@@TheBrianycpht

[@reginaldhaynes9458]

Met Austin a few years back at a local convention and he completely broke it down to me, in depth. Told him I stopped watching after they left. Walter was my all time favorite ranger

[@brentpham1155]

What did he say?

[@mattm7798]

My guess is pretty much everything on this show was to save money, so they hired all unknown actors and paid them peanuts. Very much like how the music biz does. In this case, the contract was probably for a long time with no bonuses for the show becoming a success. @@brentpham1155

[@draggabeats]

@@brentpham1155Saban used non-union actors, so they had no representation to negotiate a better wage. Long story short: Saban made a lot of money off the show, but the actor’s contracts were now looking underpaid after the fact.

[@brentpham1155]

@@draggabeats I heard a lot of the beef between asj and jdf involved tension due to asj accusing jdf of "going rogue" and telling Saban about a possible strike after all 6 Ranger actors and actresses agreed to act as a unit.

[@TRJ2241987]

I also stopped watching and buying the toys when the rangers changed (though I did go and see the movie in theaters in Summer '95 and got the Super Nintendo game)

[@Phoenix_1991]

This also happened on Friends but they stuck together and eventually got paid a million dollars per episode during their 9th and 10th seasons (per actor!).

[@SidNightWalker]

The only reason they didn't just cancel the entire series instead is it was the top show on TV. That's it.

[@Mario-pv8gr]

That proves how dumb austin and walter were, then. You dont have negotiation rights after just 1 season. Not enough to prove your worth as an actor. And they had no value, which is why after they left power rangers they couldnt get any bigger acting roles.

[@JonathanHarrisNews]

​@@Mario-pv8grDumb? Lol no. After 72 epsiodes of physically exhausting and brutal epsiodes and a franchise making a $1 billion, they asked to be paid like professional actors. If they'd stuck together they all would have been paid more. Thuy, Walter and Austin being called stupid by you because they wanted to be paid properly is foolishness. It also shows a lack of education about TV history. Countless actors and casts have had to do that, not to be taken advantage of. It was stupid for the other actors not to stick with them. They ended up being ripped off and AJJ left the show the next season and DY ended up being bullied and reduced as a character on the show. L take dude.

[@GuardianLamb]

@@Mario-pv8gr do u know how they were treated? It depends of course. If they were being treated harshly then that kind of environment has no place to evolve into something successful in the longrun.

[@jonbrownvipyoutube5718]

This needs to be longer we want a full video

[@PsychoGoldVideos]

It is a full video on the Fanward website

[@alucardjetz5389]

This should be a full video on here for free

[@Tom364]

just a cash grab, Austin is such a liar about everything

[@superraul6449]

​@@Tom364And how about Walter

[@Tom364]

@@superraul6449 I heard he is not and was guilted into making this video

[@megabolt5898]

Bare in mind, if these 3 had stayed just a little longer THEY would have been in the first movie instead of their replacements...

[@BruceKraftJr]

Which 3?

[@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf]

Jason, Zack, and Trini (I used the character names)

[@AdamWest1290]

But didn't trini die before getting replaced?

[@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf]

@@AdamWest1290 No, she died much later

[@AdamWest1290]

@@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf damn this whole entire time I thought she died and than they brought her replacement

[@killcrest]

i saw yall at megacon orlando it was awesome! You guys made my childhood. I overheard Austin say “TYRANNOSAURUS” to a kid and I couldn’t stop smiling. Thank you for bringing my inner child back out

[@saharayang9312]

As much as I loved Adam as the Black Ranger. Nothing can beat the original. Still love Adam as much as I love Zack. Between Jason and Rocky, no competition. Jason all the way. No diss to Rocky but he didn't have much of an impact.

[@pipeanp]

met both of them at ranger con in Orlando. Genuinely great, down to earth people. After Austin signed my stuff and took a pic with me, I got to talk with him for a bit and told him I was a bit sad my cousin couldn’t make it cuz he was out of the country meeting his fiancée family as he was getting married soon. I told him how my cousin and I loved MMPR and the red ranger with his cool sword. He asked for my phone and asked if my cousin had a sense of humor. What ensued was hilarious. He filmed himself telling my cousin to run but then turned around and made it a very wholesome video. I thought he’d charged me more, but he didn’t. He is a very funny and sweet guy.

[@Kasaix]

MMPR wasn't the same without you guys. The replacements were good in their own right, but they never held a candle to the originals.

[@notarant5107]

Zaack *issues* aside, you were *THE MAN* in the beginning of season 2 with the choreography. MANNN that's was some skills

[@awee5816]

When Austin came back as the Gold Ranger 🏆💛💪 it was a great 🎉Surprise🎊. Also when he Lend his voice in the Last episode of Power Rangers in Space 🚀🌌 & they Destroyed Zordon [🥶] to Save Everyone.

[@efenege2]

In time, Austin came back in PR Zeo, was a guest star in Forever Red in PR Wild Force and PR Beast Morpher, Walter was one of the main leads in Netflix’s Once and Always movie special. Yeap, they got fired but they’ve never forgotten. Sadly Truy Trang passed away but she was honored along with Jason David Frank in Once and Always

[@zeokingsilver]

sad he left again

[@brandonbates9259]

Jason coming back as the gold ranger was one of the greatest moments in rangers history

[@feroohki8367]

You know what hurts the most? Besides the series showing the fangs of its true face in the atrocious manner that your characters were sent off, Saban choosing ego over realizing how integrall y'all were to the characters (whose voice do you channel when you shout out Mastodon!?) But that you guys just needed ONE more person to be the majority and be treated as essential as you truly were instead of passerby crew which I lowkey started to resent the series for. Catching myself in a ramble, but you guys should've made up into space both in the series and in real life.

[@brentpham1155]

What if I told you one of the rangers actors told me that four people wanted to leave one was ok with ok and one wanted to stay?

[@joshjones9749]

One thing about that original cast that doesn't get brought up enough...they were all athletically talented. As far as I could see, stuntmen were kept to a minimum with them out of the suits.

[@alejandromolinac]

Ha! As an adult I noticed that…. When you see movies like The Matrix or Charlie’s Angels from 2000…. These power rangers original actors were actual athletes….. most “actors” looked like they are doing “aerobics”

[@joshjones9749]

@alejandromolinac JDF and Austin got credited alot for their athletics and martial arts displayed in the show but an unsung hero was Walter/Zack. He was a marvel to watch.

[@tatteredprince2097]

This. Even in sparring scenes they go real hard. I personally like Johnny yong bosch. He was a beast in fight scenes and stunts

[@jaybee4288]

Pink Ranger was a gymnast. Not elite but she was something like level 8/10. Reasonably serious.

[@cajah88]

The MMPR cast up until Kat, who came in during a season with minimum cast stunts, all put in a lot of work. Then it basically fell off for years.

[@PavisGladius]

if you don't stand for something youll fall for anything

[@MiXVoy]

Ironic. Working in PR spells career-killer. Once you've been cast, everything will be in jeopardy, including your future acting endeavors.

[@Avalon64]

I'm happy to see Austin St John, Im worried with what's going on in his life, I jsut wanna say no matter what happens, he will always be a hero to me

[@julianbryantjb]

At least you 3 stood on business! The other 3 chose to suffer in silence! When you stand up for yourself you value yourself over the eroding of your dignity! Yeah Eagan sold the franchise and made bank, but money can't buy your soul back, nor respect, class, or ethics! The story proves that anyone can be throw away and replaced like a component in a machine!

[@Toshinegawa]

In David Yost's (Billy) defense, he was hiding his sexual orientation back then. He had his own problems he was dealing with

[@BrianLG100]

Those other 3 got a side deal after ASJ, Walter and Thee left. JDF had his karate school to fall back on. Either way, he was OK and had little ones to feed.

[@cattysplat]

The original Power Rangers will always be legends. The show was an absolutely insane sensation when it came out, every kid wanted the toys and roleplaying fights with each other. You made 90s kids childhoods so much better.

[@BobbyJohnson-v8h]

Once the show established Jason David frank they made it his show we all know Austin st John was the real leader of the power rangers but from a show standpoint they couldn't sell that to the worldwide audience they couldn't create no storylines involving a girlfriend are being outgoing but Jason David frank you could do that and that's why they decided to go in the direction they went Jason David frank was real popular with the fans that's why they centered the show around him and made him the white ranger but at the end of the day little did all of them know what they didn't get paid then they are getting paid that now with entrance

[@mikestanberry]

Walter Jones has been the same again for like 20-30 years! I remember the first episode like yesterday. 🤯

[@marvin3872]

My older brother got Austin’s autograph for me in San Antonio a few weeks ago, best birthday gift ever! He told me they chatted over some electrical work Austin had some questions about lol.

[@t-virusterrance4734]

Two legends speaking their mind, sharing what really went down. I respect, and I'm excited to hear what happened in full detail. It does come across as very dirty, what happened to Austin and Walter, based upon what is said in this video alone. TERRANCE OUT

[@MERCERENiTY]

I am so glad and amped up, that you two stood up for yourselves, despite being betrayed by individuals that you trusted, and had a prior mutual agreement with. I enjoy the vulnerable & transparency of truth being spoken publicly.

[@techconic5613]

My childhood legends, no new power rangers can replace these O.G🫡

[@zeokingsilver]

RIP JDF

[@A_child_of_the_3_and_1-np8tm]

In hell

[@streamingnowstreamingnow2568]

JDF is a COWARD who took the easy way out of life.

[@MrLobo1024]

I was so fking sad when they left the show especially Jason since he was my favorite one.

[@joshmallory8722]

Just saw these two and Rocky at Megacon on Thursday Such a fanboy moment

[@alejandrosool]

the entire cast needs a podcast

[@patrickwilson1459]

I respected Austin, Thuy and Walter’s reasons for leaving the show. It’s just not fair that they were not being treated well. All as if they were hardly being paid at all even from the end of Season One. Well I always liked Season One best anyway. I met Austin at a Comic Con several years ago and he was great.

[@zeokingsilver]

me too

[@nwo2cool]

Also, they weren't get paid much that Austin used to stated that they would've make more money working at Starbucks or Costco.

[@patrickwilson1459]

@@nwo2cool Since a movie was planned in mind after production of Season One wrapped up, that too may have affected budget restraints. But I can’t imagine if they didn’t like working on the show after a while and within the beginning of Season Two they planned to call it quits and when the time came they wrote in their resignations and left.

[@dragonballsuper1519]

They left right after the team was finally reunited with Tommy in his new White Ranger suit after all the crap they had gone through as a team with the Evil Green Ranger. I remember feeling so betrayed as a kid when three new people showed up, and it took me a while to get used to them. The original team was simply iconic.

[@Axxidous]

In hindsight, some good did come of this. For example, Johnny Yong Bosch rose up into voice acting and a lot of shows wouldn't be the same without him.

[@gamesmoney1025]

Walter Jones still looks the same after all these years

[@one12perspective]

I really wish the original 6 never changed. When you guys left, it felt like a family split.

[@lightningsamurai4134]

They never changed their minds. ASJ & Walter Emanuel Jones contradicted themselves. They said that it was all 6 of them in this video, but ASJ said when doing a Tribute on Thuy Trang he said that it was the 3 of them. Walter Emanuel Jones said that it was all 3 of them when being interviewed in a podcast & said that he regretted not doing the movie. JDF who was only supposed to be on the show for 10 EP & AJJ said multiple times that they were never onboard. Brent Pham asked David Yost about this & he said that he only agreed if it was all 6 of them, but he said that if 1 of them weren't onboard then he wasn't going to be. Going back to Walter Emanuel Jones, he said that they were offered a new contract, but thought it was a joke. However, they never said how much Saban offered in the new contract.

[@brentpham1155]

​@lightningsamurai4134 they could have all agreed then one leaves and David decides he wants to stay because one decided to leave.

[@azraiel1984]

I agree with both of you. God bless you, you did the right thing, never let anyone tell neither you any different. You guys rule ✌️😇✌🏿

[@Twistlock]

I asked alexa what Austin St. John is accused of and she said "he is accused of sexual contact with minors". Austin should sue them and force them to fix it.

[@CartooonTHAT]

broke my heart as a kid when you guys left

[@musicnumbers128]

Just think how different power rangers would have been if you guys actually HAD been fairly paid!

[@FaithCannon7]

No one can call anyone a liar when someone else says the same exact thing.

[@brentpham1155]

Jdf in multiple interviews suggests he never agreed to leave. Not surprising😂

[@stephensmith8316]

​@brentpham1155 especially with his ADHD issues. JDF always seemed spastic in behind the scenes footage.

[@wingzero2348]

He would be the guy to play politics. Or maybe he cut a deal with saban and stuffed everyone else. Who knows.

[@Misfits89]

Walter will forever be the black ranger, the muscle to the group

[@faustrocket565]

No one got more bullied more than David, but to be honest. All ten of you (Steve, Johnny, Karan, and Catherine included) deserved more than what you've been dealt with.

[@thisismyinferno]

Too many forget how young they all were and this was their first time breaking into the business. I have no doubt that in being older and more experienced they would have made the same choices (the ones thay didnt approach Saban). And Jason came back a number of times afterwards. Machines get might bold when they rake in millions and billions.

[@wingzero2348]

But in the mid 90s they were mega stars in the US for kids. Think pokemania in 1999 but with power rangers and these 6. Saban were foolish not to give these guys the contract that was needed and the other 3 just needed some back bone to actually make a change. Even if they got 6 new rangers in the ratings would have plummeted a lot more and the greedy company would have called them back. At the end of the day the budget was low and they were making stupid amounts of money, how the fk do you not pay your cast serious money. It's like after 3 seasons of game of thrones, they decide to not improve the contract for the next 3 season and they change the majority of the cast... be a dumb decision. It's like

[@raijin5733]

It’s always nice to see few of the OG actors of mighty morphing power rangers in a collab video together sharing their stories.

[@lordninja1387]

Whats crazy was that their was some good that came out. Johnny Yong Bosch came into the scene and the rest is history. Outside Jason Frank, Johnny Hong Bosch of all the older powerr rangers has a solid career. Man has his own band and does voice overs for anime.

[@brentpham1155]

Jyb didn't need PR for voice over work.

[@SaiSivakumar]

@@brentpham1155 No, but MMPR put JyB on the map for acting, VA or otherwise. Until then he didn't have any solid credits to his name.

[@brentpham1155]

@@SaiSivakumar with his voice, jyb could have walked into any voice acting audition without any credits and still gotten the same roles.

[@stephanberger3476]

Amy Jo has a fine career going, too.

[@jaydenmoon1165]

Goddammit My dude Zack still looks the same!!!! 😊❤

[@erwinroche]

Still looking young untill these days 🤗.... Og Power Rangers...

[@upbeattvraw-hiphop8242]

Indeed

[@welon17]

One cool thing that these Power Rangers did and I haven't seen in any other generation is the fighting styles, I mean, maybe it is still done, but I haven't seen it. What I mean? Jason fought using karate. Triny fought using kung fu. Kimberly fought using gymnastics. Zach fought using dancing moves. And Billy didn't know how to fight he was the accidental fighter, I think he learns later on but my memory is foggy.

[@Bumblebee.turbo.charger]

THE TRUTH: JDF betrayed his friends because he was interested in those bad series that flopped, where he was the protagonist, they were all agreed but JDF delivered the plans, then Saban renewed JDF's values for reasons already mentioned, AMY because she was the most beloved female character and that attracts the girls and Billy to avoid discrimination lawsuits. AFTER JDF DIED, some fans are trying to erase the truth and canonize him, the truth cannot be forgotten just because someone died.

[@interludespeedway]

I completely agree with you, the truth cannot be erased, I've known this story if JDF for many years and it's incredible how fans have always refused to talk about it.

[@brentpham1155]

How do you this is "The Truth" when in this video it is not very detailed about what happened?

[@brentpham1155]

​@interludespeedway6346 what is this story? ASJ and Walter didn't say very much in this video.

[@Bumblebee.turbo.charger]

This story is very old, its not about that video, its about all we know so many years@@brentpham1155

[@interludespeedway]

@@brentpham1155 This fact was portrayed in several superhero magazines, some websites too, the two didn't mention it in the video but the story is old and out of respect for the JDF I doubt they talk about him as a villain now, but we already know the truth and the series Hey Listen mentioned above is VR Troopers.

[@thedragonlee76]

I worked in the business, and the producer didn't pay the actors' union scale wages.In fact, the show was fined by SAG/AFTRA.Some actors were told not to audition for the show or any other Saban produced shows. In fact,stunt guys in the unions were told not to work on the show.

[@jordanglasper1064]

Respect to you two. Just subscribed notifications bell on!!!

[@jjlatinopedia]

I heard the original cast is making a come back later this year! I'm so hyped.

[@TheBigExclusive]

Maybe the cast members who stayed made a secret separate deal for more money. I recall the new actors (that played Adam, Aisha, and Rocky) saying that Jason David Frank (and the other long time cast members) got raises, and were paid more than them. And it's part of the reason why Steve Cardenas (Rocky) left the show too. He felt that they weren't paying everyone equally and fairly.

[@zeokingsilver]

well JDF character was most popular

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

I loved Adam, Rocky, and Aisha, but they had the most chemistry with Zach, Jason, and Trini (Rest in Heaven). I understand their reasoning. MMPW was a global hit by the time they left so they wanted to be treated more. Because guess what? Soon as they left. A movie was made. A VERY SUCCESSFUL MOVIE. They wanted to be compensated.

[@ryansyoutube6885]

Austin came back for zeo. Him and Amy were both in the turbo movie. Both happened after.

[@kjdnyhmghfvb]

and I always wondered, did they get paid more

[@rol_rob2603]

@@kjdnyhmghfvb off course! Austin asked to be paid 3 times more than the rest of the cast and Saban was agreed with that, because he was really concerned about the drop of the audience

[@YourXellency]

@@rol_rob2603 ...and he could afford it because the payback was much bigger. Saban made more off Austin anyways.

[@equivalentexchangeisalie5726]

@@rol_rob2603 Where'd you hear this?

[@St.Maurice]

I just watched the story about American gladiators on Netflix. Same deal. Everyone didn’t stand together regarding contracts and the entire cast got taken advantage of. All For One…..

[@28kingofkings]

Tommy was a great leader, but he did not have the intensity that Jason brought.

[@brentpham1155]

There is a reason ratings went down, so much that JDF said he left in the middle of Turbo because Hajm didn't say hi to the cast lol

[@RID01S]

Jason had the voice and the intense look in his eyes for a leader

[@brandonspencer5594]

@@brentpham1155nnnnnoooo? He left cause he was ready to move on.when he said that saban Jair said f it get rid of all of them

[@brandonspencer5594]

@@brentpham1155ratings were fine even when Austin left Tommy was THE power ranger

[@brentpham1155]

@@brandonspencer5594 I have the video proof where jdf explains why he left. It's because Haim didn't visit the cast on set.

[@Bates1960]

The original Power Rangers was the best. Jason, Zack, Trini where the better guys. Also I miss Fox kids. The good old fashioned days. The best moments just watching all these great shows seven days a week. Eek the Cat, Batman, Gargoyles, Bobby's World, The Animaniacs. If you remember these shows your a true 90's person.

[@specterkev]

So true. They deserved to be payed more, especially with how the show exploded in popularity.. I still watched, but it was never the same to me after, Austin, Thuy and Walter left.

[@jjohnson4013]

I agree in a other interview ASJ said that people working in fast food were getting paid better then them they had barly enough money to paid there bills and rent

[@billjohnson1111]

Wow glad to see Bulk lost some weight later in life. Good for him!

[@joeschmoe5231]

Y'all did deserve more money. Y'all should have pitched a new superhero show on a rival network to stay on television.

[@jjohnson4013]

I read somewhere they were trying to do that but some of the network dident want too

[@user-ks8kn4hx8q]

​@@jjohnson4013They were going to have a show call "Cyber Force"

[@brettpritchard265]

As a kid you just carried on watching regardless but looking back at it now it was never even close to the same after they left. They're especially missed in the movie. I do remember though that as a kid the red ranger was initially my favorite ranger and after Jason left it became the green/white ranger instead.

[@goldsugaproductions888]

Original Red Ranger forever ❤

[@edwardhenderson0705]

David Yost said he would leave as long as everyone left. JDF was never leaving so that took away the chance of everyone leaving. Amy regretted not sticking with the plan. I feel that had they waited until after the movie, the entire group would have walked out together.

[@RodgertheNegotiator]

I love these guys. Austin St. John made a video a few years ago about how he was chosen to be the Red ranger and its incredible how much skill they had as martial artist.

[@zeokingsilver]

I get why they did what they did respect to them RIP Thu. I feel if they all stood together they could have won

[@VOAN]

They could had but it still wouldn't had work, remember how they all stood together during the Turbo season, they all got fired except Blake Foster (Justin). Then were replaced with 4 new main cast. If they tried this in MMRP, all six of them would easily get replace by Steve Cardenas (Rocky, red ranger), Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam, black ranger), Karan Ashley (Aisha, yellow ranger), Catherine Sutherland (Kat, pink ranger), Selwyn Ward (TJ, blue ranger), and Brad Hawkins (???, white ranger).

[@zeokingsilver]

@@VOAN only fans were not happy with the replacements and with a lot of things in turbo I doubt replacing all 6 would have sit wel with fans

[@brandonspencer5594]

@@VOANthe turbo cast left because jdf was ready to move on.saban then just said f it,replace all of them This is common ranger knowledge

[@brandonspencer5594]

@@VOANalso,jdf was waaaay too popular Most likely saban would have caved at that time

[@brentpham1155]

​@@brandonspencer5594jdf said he left because Saban wouldn't meet the cast on set.

[@Bricky_comedian]

Unfortunately,the original six will never be complete,RIP Thuy trang and Jason frank

[@jasonknowledge8824]

The whole team still looks great! Highly influential, as most of the good shows of the 90's. They never got the true recognition that they deserved! But the world an many people wouldn't be the same without them! It strengthened our moral compas collectively, an influence that is missing in the world today.

[@JayLethal]

Nakia Burness and Catherine Sunderland kinda said the same thing in one of their old podcasts about certain people not sticking together.

[@ringslider]

I want to see this full interview but I would also love to get Amy and David's involved too.

[@Gleamoz]

As a child watching the series back than, I can tell you it wasn’t the same, when yall left, awesome seeing you as the Gold Ranger , Epic! , but I still remember the Original cast, always.

[@AdamAddictL]

Yoooo how’d Austin St John get to a do a video ? Don’t he have court stuff going on?? What’s going on with that?

[@thegreenrangerofkitsap7623]

I met Walter once in Seattle with my red ranger buddy. Amy was originally gonna be there but couldn't make it that day. Johnny was still on break.

[@colt5189]

I wonder if they had wished trying this after doing the movie instead of before?

[@joshuawillingham6363]

Likely wouldn't have mattered. Saban was a notorious cheapskate. If I remember right he told them something like, the suites and the zords are what sell the toys, all of you are replaceable.

[@Tur1883]

They should've broke the bank to keep the originals together. They were absolute gold. Never the same afterwards.

[@ariceagaandros]

Re-watching the second season of MMPR as an adult is so unbearable. The obvious signs of backstage issues, recasting the three new rangers, and Tommy being named the new leader of the team for absolutely no reason made everything so cringe. I can name other issues, but that would take too long to type on here. Season 2 should have never happened without these guys and Thuy Trang (R.I.P).

[@femtoeclipse860]

Big hugs and a massive thank you for all the great times I had watching you guys. Every child has their heroes for my two toddlers it is Paw Patrol but for me you guys were it god bless you.

[@prenticepetty4721]

It would have been cool if all 6 actors were in the the first two movies and zeo and maybe space then change actors later in the franchise

[@B_Chasnika]

Red and black ranger in the thumbnail, clicked and subbed immediately

[@CheapGodiva]

Oh shit. I want to watch this story.

[@brentpham1155]

You have to become a member of Fanward

[@theyouth2000]

Zack's actor is ageless! I like Jason actor, what a bear! 🥰

[@kevinvandorst]

Power Rangers sucked after you guys left.

[@ShakShak1999]

If you're talking about mighty Morphin yeah this season was pretty much getting in stale a bit but it was all right. After they left but power rangers as a whole got improve when the other shows like Zeo, in space, and others improve and did good. But yeah I do agree.

[@azraiel1984]

Fact's 💯💯💯💯✌️

[@CalebByRamen]

nah it was fine. rather them had stayed. but i dug it just as much.

[@LatinNerdCosplayer]

It did not suck you probably haven't watched the rest of seasons,

[@ShayneSmith1224]

Such a simple minded nostalgatard 😂

[@princessprincess0039]

Walter Jones still looks amazing. 😱

[@senorbusyman]

Other than Saban for losing a talented crew, I was dissapointed that Red was washed away cuz I always loved Jason. Was never a fan of Rocky taking over Red. Also the backstabbing from Amy, David & JDF shows they didnt care. Of course JDF got cocky & started stealing the spotlight from other rangers which is NOT cool. Like in Wrestling there has to be balance on showing everyones skills & giving others the spotlight. Things turned out well over the years cuz Austin returned as Zeo Gold & Steve being the 3rd wheel as Blue Zeo shows that it worked out

[@4thecollectors]

And this is why this group remains the most popular. Rangers The producers messed up thinking they could do better

[@venomsaga3035]

If austin and Walter would have stayed jason would have been the blue zeo ranger and Walter would have been the green zeo ranger that would have been interesting who would have taken the gold rangers powers though . I also don't see jason being Tommy's sidekick or the comic relief that's essentialy what the blue ranger is .

[@feroohki8367]

Yeah and to follow up that sentiment, I feel like Jason wouldn't have been relegated to blue either because he radiates red in any team. Maybe there could have been an auxiliary Zeo white ranger footage, side mission for Tommy that would have him still in the series minus a zord. At least up until the king/Gold ranger footage was available. Maybe at that point Saban would've tried a whole other solo show for Tommy before merging him back into the fold. It might've even replicated the rangers success he was trying to crack with beetleborgs and the mystic knights. I know I can do nothing but speculate with it, but who knows what that reality could've manifested itself into.

[@blueskyy7]

That wouldn’t have happened. If they stayed on, Jason would have remained as the leader/red ranger and Tommy would had been the gold ranger, continuing being the 6th/specialty ranger, 100%

[@feroohki8367]

@@blueskyy7 Yeah, it's a branching possibility that I would bet both for and against. But think about it from my eyes, with the full OG roster, having both Billy and Tommy in the command center wouldn't make much use, sense or excitement. Then there would be the matter of having Tommy staying idle for that many episodes which doesn't seem like the way I could see things playing out until the gold ranger appears. And it looked like they were (somewhat) flirting with the notion of a white ranger with how they kept dressing up Billy in the color. When Saban had enough faith to diverge from being 1 to 1 with the footage we got the titanium ranger and Tommy was enough of his golden goose that it's not where I'm thinking either the budget for big bad beetleborgs, could've been reallocated to a Tommy centric series or even the show itself could have gone to JDF for the time being. But like I said, just a thought I connected some dots on a far flung alternative scenario.

[@venomsaga3035]

Jason agreed to be the second on command when Tommy become the white ranger when the zeo crystal was split zordon gave rocky blue and adam green if the power coins wouldn't have been destroyed who knows it would have been nice to see Zach as the new green ranger and jason as the blue .

[@feroohki8367]

@@venomsaga3035 Oh too true. It's been a while and I spaced on that since it's close to my heart, but far from my memory.

[@robertchristian7020]

too be older thane walter jones hair is SO dope!...i mean my hair is amazing but bro there should be gq segments on this brothers hair tech.

[@RoosterMontgomery]

Haim Saban is a billionaire, which is another way of saying he's cheap.

[@lordgreystoke-6390]

He certainly lives up to a Particular Stereotype.

[@petewong2372]

It was a mistake to adapt the Power Rangers. Can’t compare to the original Japanese version

[@miltonbolton3524]

Black ranger looks like he can still do it

[@abetiger5892]

38 seconds in to the end should be at the beginning of the video, it's abit back to front. Glad you guys spoke about this though

[@IAmTheGlovenor]

Damn, Austin is literally the only one out of everyone that looks like a different person. Like he just decided to not care about his health anymore.

[@equivalentexchangeisalie5726]

Why do you say that?

[@TheBrianycpht]

They didn’t “walk off” like people always said They just didn’t sign a new contract They did leave before ADR work was done on the last 8 or so episodes so that’s why they sound different when morphed

[@wiltisdabest]

so they technically walked off then, they didn't finish their contract.

[@mikhaelcrossfield5712]

What you both did took BALLS! And that is a rare feat, 👍🙏!